They preserve our intimacy, filter the sun's rays and can even in some cases alleviate noise and cold.The curtains and the blinds are practical, but we also want them aesthetic.How to choose?
Mis à jour le 17 janv. 2018Christiane Desjardins LA PRESSEFor Michelle Levasseur, who has specialized for 30 years in dressing up tailor -made windows, the choice of curtains is a question of "taste, configuration of places and, of course, budget".
"Each case is special, and the limit is the budget.We can have good blinds, and we can have cheaps.You can make beautiful curtains with fabric at $ 300 per meter, and you can also make very beautiful with fabric at $ 20 per meter ”, illustrates the creator of ML making. Mme Levasseur conseille les acheteurs, vend des stores et des toiles solaires, et confectionne elle-même rideaux et tentures dans son commerce, à Laval.
Ce qui est tendance actuellement, c'est ce que Mme Levasseur appelle le «mur à mur, plafond-plancher»»»»»»»».In other words, the curtain covers a whole section of wall.It is often a veiling that is placed on a corrugated curtain rod, known under its English appellation, the Ripple Fold. C'est simple et léger, mais l'effet est spectaculaire, comme on a pu le constater chez une cliente de Mme Levasseur, dans Ahuntsic.
"Having veiling everywhere, it gives an urban look, it's very chic.It dresses and it undresses at the same time.»»»»»»»»
The curtain is more or less wavy, depending on the amount of fabric that we have chosen.We are talking here in terms of 60 %, 80 %, 100 %or 120 %. Pour un beau résultat dans un voilage, Mme Levasseur conseille le 120 % ou, au minimum, le 100 %, c'est-à-dire de deux à deux fois et demie la largeur de fenêtre.For a thicker fabric, we will opt for a lower percentage, she says.
Du côté de la finition, pour l'ourlet du bas d'un voilage, Mme Levasseur préfère de loin le fil de plomb.He does not let any edge appear, while ensuring a nice fall in the fabric.And as long as being returned to the ground, let's clear one thing: the curtains that drag on the ground, it's out.Ideally, they should stop at a distance of a thumbs up to half a pouce of the ground.
Handling is magnificent, but in the evening, you can see through when the interior lights are lit.Some do not formalize, but for those who want a complete intimacy, there is always a way to put a blind behind, which we lower at night.It can even be motorized, which is very practical when the window is immense, difficult to access, or that there are several in the same room.
Another option is to install a second rod, to put a lining behind the sheer.During the day, the lining remains wisely folded on each side, and in the evening, we pull it behind the sheer.Thus, the beautiful effect of veiling remains at all times when you enter the room, sums up the advisor.
It should be noted that for a room, we will often prefer an obscuring lining, especially if we like to do the morning.
According to Jessica Locas, interior designer, the alternating blind, with its modern and urban look, is still popular.Its practical side is undeniable.It allows to calibrate the brightness during the day and ensures complete intimacy in the evening, by a simple movement of rope which superimposes or shifts the horizontal strips.
Sun canvases are also a beautiful avenue for those who want to alleviate the too ardent rays of the sun.We choose them with a texture that looks like linen, for a less commercial look, advises the designer.
Mme Locas recommande des couleurs neutres et assez claires, pour les toiles, afin que l'intérieur reste lumineux: blanc, crème, taupe, gris..."If we want to have fun, we can do it with the curtains," she says.They add wealth to the room.»»»»»»»»
This year, dark and vibrant colors come back in force. Des rouges, des bleus et des verts profonds, explique Mme Locas.Even rust, more daring color, is back.
On the material side, as we know, the velvet is omnipresent on the podiums as in the interior design.
"The decoration is often related to clothing fashion.»»»»»»»»
Fashion comes and goes according to the times.We only think of the curtains of the 50s and 60s with their geometric patterns."It comes back, but modernized, with different colors. Ce n'est jamais tout à fait pareil»»»»»»»», explique Mme Locas.
